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Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to…

Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump

Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump

By TOM MURPHY and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, as he…

2 killed in Cuba as Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto threaten Bahamas and Bermuda

2 killed in Cuba as Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto threaten Bahamas and Bermuda

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Bahamas closed most schools on Monday as Tropical Storm Imelda dropped heavy rain in the northern Caribbean, including over Cuba where…

Trump to meet Monday with top four congressional leaders as government shutdown risk looms

Trump to meet Monday with top four congressional leaders as government shutdown risk looms

By SEUNG MIN KIM and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to meet with the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Monday, one day before the deadline to fund…

Trump snubs Biden with autopen photo on new Presidential Walk of Fame

Trump snubs Biden with autopen photo on new Presidential Walk of Fame

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has added a Presidential Walk of Fame to the exterior of the White House, featuring portraits of each of the previous commanders-in-chief — except for one.…

Man who opened fire on ICE facility hoped attack would give agents ‘real terror,’ FBI says

Man who opened fire on ICE facility hoped attack would give agents ‘real terror,’ FBI says

By SEAN MURPHY and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, killing a detainee and critically wounding two others, left behind a note saying that…